Good point. There are no cooktops I can find that currently fit my cut out. Thanks.
Thanks!
A good electrician should be able to cut the countertop just keep in mind that most will not take responsibility if something goes wrong. I've cut a granite counter top to install a slightly larger cooktop in my own home.
What kind of counter material? Granite or other natural/synthetic stone products may require more specialized person to deal with it, for best results anyway.
Exactly. That's why I suggested looking for a residential electrician who installs appliances. He should be used to cutting into cabinetry for such things as island receptacles.
Thanks. My countertop is the old laminate (particle board?).
The "laminate" is the top finish layer. Can be applied to a lot of different things, but often is applied to "particle board" to lessen cost of the complete assembly. This especially true for counter top that was produced somewhere that sort of does mass production of these tops. Some handymen and some cabinet guys will apply laminate on site on whatever they feel suits their needs, but that was more common say 40 years ago, the shops that do mass production of them generally are less cost anymore.
So you mean it's particle board veneered with something like Formica? That would be relatively easy to cut.
I would use a jigsaw with a reverse (down-cutting) blade, such as:
